The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-12-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,


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The Congregational Machinery is being Oil
| ed up for an Attack on the Tobceo Tax
| New Inauguration Day-Brer Brower's
| BiII--Persona1 Points.
| Special Correspondence of The Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 19.-
Two weeks of congress and nothing
donel That is about the size of the
| exclamation of good many men and
not few rural newspapers through
| out the country.
Nothing done
1t YOU will como to Washington
and see how the legislative engine is
being oiled and rubbed and fred, the
putting in order Of the gear, and ali
the little incidents and 'et ceteras
! thereunto aPpertaining, and realize
for the first time what a laborious
undertaking it ali is, you would think
everything had been done.
Congress will adjourn next Thurs
day, the 22nd, inst, until Wednesday
January, 18th. There will DE little done
in the meantime, except the introduc-
ton cf bills. To-day is "bill day" in
the House and great avalanche Of
them will slide down upon the clerk S
desk to avoid reference to the proper
committees which will not be announc-
ed until the re assembling of Congress
when the actual work of the session
will begin.
TARIFF TALK.
Further developments only tend to
confirm the opinion that Mr.. Mills,
of Texas, will be made chairman OF
the committee on Ways and Means.
Notwithstanding the Presidents re
commentator TO the contrary, It is
almost certain that the tax on tobacco
viii be abolished The President, it
is believed, when he realizes the i'm
portance Of the subject and recognizes
the wishes of the majority, as vii! be
demonstrated by the vote OF the ques
ton, Will refrain from exercising: the
veto power. Aad there are not Z few
who believe, even If he should veto
the bill, it would be pas .ed over his
veto by the aid OF Republican votes.
The Republicans in the House have
been holding informal consultations
upon the tariff question ard talking
tie matter over generally to see how
they stand. DIessrs. Reed, Kelley. Me
Kinley and others have been going
about among those members as TO
whom they were IN doubt and taking
sounds with The view Of securing har-
monious action. They have gradual
ly pared their proposition down from
what they would like it 70 be, to make
it acceptable to their members who
lean toward tariff reform, until they
have got it down to where they think
they can all agree. They have de-
cided to meet any proposition brought
forward by the Democrats with one Of
their own, which they will propose as
substitute. They have not definite
ly and finally decided upon the char
acter of this substitute, as to every
matter of detail, and they cannot until
they learn more of what the Demo
Gratis are going to propose. They will
shortly hold more formal conference
for 3 final adoption of the plan. As it
stands now it is uncertain whether or
not they will propose to take tax off of
sugar. They have agreed as TO tobac-
co, but they still have some things to
consider before settling the question as
to sugar They find it dangerous to
attempt to travel FAR on the tariff road.
But the leaders have been forced to
the conclusion that they must have
some proposition to stand on.
TO INTrcIrgo ATP HEyw TNAJ-C.JTR ALTON